Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2020 08:41:51 -0700 From: Don Wilde <dwilde1@gmail.com> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RFD: proposed new (likely virtual) category, education Message-ID: <adc23bd4-1b26-db0b-3f2e-0770f8756888@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <6cab9a5f37fdd3df47252165cb2b19fa@gundo.com> References: <342ff706e1eb34f7283e24107fd03ded@gundo.com> <91dc3ebd-56a4-5779-84d1-09ae7a820791@heuristicsystems.com.au> <6cab9a5f37fdd3df47252165cb2b19fa@gundo.com>
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On 7/18/20 5:21 AM, Pau Amma wrote: > On 2020-07-18 06:22, Dewayne Geraghty wrote: >> On 18/07/2020 1:09 pm, Pau Amma wrote: >>> This category would comprise ports that are mainly educational in >>> nature >>> or purpose, such as: >>> - course-writing or course-delivery applications, >>> - classroom or school management applications (eg, scheduling classes), >>> - applications, utilities, or games primarily or substantially designed >>> to help the user learn a specific topic or study in general, like >>> typing >>> tutors, flashcard applications, or educational games. >> ... >> >> Great idea Pau! >> >> You might like to add www/sakai though its quite dated (ports is 10.2; >> current version 20.1) > > Indeed. Not sure how I missed it, thanks. I'll wait a few more days > before filing a PR, in case I missed something else or there's an > objection. I, too, love the idea. I would suggest that a sub-category of "suggested learning path" programs might be an asset as well, including useful languages to examine. We might also consider resurrecting Knuth's code+language concepts and tools. Assuming this category is accepted, I would then suggest an announcement post to the FreeBSD-advocacy@ and FreeBSD-women@ lists, and perhaps notification to the KDE and EduBuntu core lists. :D Don Wilde **************************************************** * What is the Internet of Things but a system * * of systems including humans? * ****************************************************
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